Implementation of a Teledentistry Platform for Dental Emergencies for the Elderly in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

Table 1

Summary of sociodemographic variables of patients involved in this study by region. Standard deviation of age is provided in parenthesis. The lower the percentage, the higher the level of vulnerability.

Sociodemographic variables		Bío-Bío	Araucanía	Maule	Metropolitana	Antofagasta
Mean age (years)		70.67 (5.28)	69.87 (8.49)	71.55 (6.33)	72.67 (6.34)	70.84 (5.42)
Gender
Male	48	9	8	6	23	2
Female	87	9	7	5	56	10
Pension
Retired	102	15	11	9	56	11
Not retired	33	3	4	2	23	1
Health plan
FONASA	131	18	15	11	75	12
ISAPRE	2				2
CAPREDENA	2				2
Residence status
Living alone	37	1	5	1	30
Living with family	88	16	10	1	49	12
Senior residence	10	1		9
Vulnerability level
Lowest 40%	104	14	13	11	60	6
Between 40% and 60%	23	2	2	0	13	6
60% and higher	8	2			6